Post by benn on Mar 26, 2022 14:10:08 GMT
I managed to climb the ladder Thursday to clean out the Sparrow box of the excess droppings though the female Great Tit had removed quite a bit.
A small video from yesterday below showing the Male inviting his Mrs into the box for an inspection. We are currently getting 3 or 4 of these per morning so fingers crossed.
Our male blue tit is still using the top ledge of the box near the opening to roost, so I guess a conflict will ensue if the female Great Tit builds and starts to roost. Both these boxes are located on the wall on the same north facing wall though the sparrow box is very high half way up to the apex. I think the tits prefer the safety of boxes attached to walls..... in our garden anyway.
A small video from yesterday below showing the Male inviting his Mrs into the box for an inspection. We are currently getting 3 or 4 of these per morning so fingers crossed.
Our male blue tit is still using the top ledge of the box near the opening to roost, so I guess a conflict will ensue if the female Great Tit builds and starts to roost. Both these boxes are located on the wall on the same north facing wall though the sparrow box is very high half way up to the apex. I think the tits prefer the safety of boxes attached to walls..... in our garden anyway.